To the editor: Gordon Scholarship thanks all who helped with fund-raiser

It was a fantastic Cinco De Mayo night at the Chester American Legion, and the Heath Gordon Scholarship Fund has a ton of people to thank for their 5th annual fundraiser. The fund was able to add thousands to their bank account Saturday night and excited about putting it to good use. All proceeds will go to a deserving GM senior or GM Alumni pursuing a college degree in either art or music.

First off, we would like to thank all of the great folks that came out to our event. This event is the backbone of our fundraising efforts and we appreciate everyone coming out to support us. Then of course we would like to thank all the generous donors that gave us items for our auction and recognize them here.

We want to thank our musicians from the Roy Brown Band: Roy Brown, William Buckley, James Ramsey and Gary Spaulding. Then holding things all together with production, sound and light: Rob Bridge and Scott Campbell.

We want to thank the Chester American Legion and its great staff. We would like to also thank Sarah Yake and Hannah Monier for allowing us to use Salon 2000 as our unofficial headquarters in Chester. A big thank you to Drew’s for donating salsa for the evening. Thank You to Rick Bliss for doing a great job as our auctioneer.

Last but not least we would like to thank the Vermont Journal and The Chester Telegraph for giving our fund some great event articles leading up to our event as well as some excellent ad exposure.

If we forgot anyone—we truly appreciate your support and help. Thanks to everyone for the last five years! With your ongoing support we can continue to help the next generation of artists and musicians. “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”